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A misinterpreted equivalence

THIS article builds on the earlier piece ‘Riba, Money and Interest Paradox’, which exposed the inconsistency of condemning interest as immoral while simultaneously benefiting from interest-based systems — such as earning salaries from banks or utilising public infrastructure financed by interest-bearing loans. It highlighted that institutions like the IMF and...

Riba, money and interest paradox

THIS article aims to respond to the recent directives of the Bangladesh Bank, suggesting that banks may not share profits with their depositors. This raises a foundational question: what are the sources of these profits? More broadly, what are the sources of income that allow Bangladesh Bank and commercial banks to pay salaries and employee benefits and cover their...